Orange County REMC
Orange County REMC is a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Orleans, Indiana. As a cooperative, Orange County REMC follows seven core principles that are universal to cooperatives worldwide. Among those principles is one stressing education, training and information. Indiana Connection, a monthly magazine published especially for Indiana’s electric cooperative members, is one way the REMC informs and educates its members. Indiana Connection is available not only in a print format, but as an electronic publication for those who prefer getting their information on their electronic devices.
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Sun shines on Orange County REMC’s solar initiative
With the demand for renewable energy projects growing, Orange County REMC is bringing the benefits of utility-scale solar energy to our community. On a slightly overcast fall day, Directors and representatives from Orange County REMC and Hoosier Energy dedicated a new, cooperative-owned, solar array on Thursday, September 14th. Thousands of solar panels near Mitchell are… Continue reading.
TRAINING FOR SAFETY
One of the seven cooperative principles is “education, training and safety.” These aspects are important to Hoosier Energy — your cooperative’s energy provider. That is why we have built a facility to support your cooperative’s training and skill improvement needs through a variety of programs. Live-line or rubber-glove training allows apprentices to work on energized… Continue reading.
District meetings: A time to hear from members
Last fall, Orange County REMC brought back an event from the past, as we held district member meetings. Several other co-ops have also resurrected this practice, as these meetings allow cooperative employees to interact with members on a smaller scale than our annual meeting. District meetings allow members to directly communicate their thoughts, ideas… Continue reading.
Beware of vampire loads
Vampire loads come from devices that use electricity even when they appear to be off. The primary culprits are chargers, set-top television boxes, instant-on televisions and gaming systems. But you don’t need garlic, stakes or silver bullets. You just need to change how you handle these energy-sucking electronics. Here are a few suggestions: Unplug chargers… Continue reading.
Special savings
Orange County REMC’s commitment to you goes beyond providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity. We’re always looking for ways to provide value to our members and our community, The Co-op Connections Card is a money-saving tool that we’re proud to offer to our membership. The card connects you with discounts on everything from hotel stays… Continue reading.
Need to report an outage?
Call 1-855-865-2229, option 1. Orange County REMC is happy to announce our new outage management system (OMS). Please call 1-855-865-2229 and take option 1 to report a power outage. Orange County REMC prides itself on answering every phone call with a member service representative during business hours. However, during times of high call volume, like… Continue reading.
Rate Schedule
How to compute your monthly electric bill: Use this information to figure your bill for electric use in July, August and September. Rate Schedule for Standard Service Standard Service Consumer Charge $26 Standard Service Energy Charge $0.1124 Wholesale Power Cost Tracker $0.0032091 Total bill x Indiana sales tax 7% Example for 1,200 kWh Standard Service… Continue reading.
ETS Fall Check-Up Special Savings
DON’T WAIT FOR COLD WEATHER TO FIND OUT YOUR ETS UNITS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. Schedule your ETS units for service Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 and receive THIS special discounted rate! Was: $50 for each unit NOW: $25 for first unit and only $5 for each additional unit Call 812-865-2229 locally or 888-337-5900 (toll-free) to schedule your ETS check-up…. Continue reading.
Spare change changes lives
The Operation Round Up® program is one way we partner with our members to make a big impact in our community. Each month, the REMC rounds up the electric bills of participating members to the next dollar. The extra few cents goes into a fund overseen by a board of trustees (who are all co-op… Continue reading.
Working together to benefit our community
Orange County REMC is proud to be a part of the community beyond the direct role we play in supplying our members with electricity. This summer was like many previous summers with the 4-H fairs in full swing in July. Orange County REMC participated in the Orange County fair, as well as the Washington and… Continue reading.
Career focused!
Hoosier Energy recently redesigned its website so that visitors can quickly learn about the generation and transmission cooperative. The site, HoosierEnergy.com, also focuses on helping job candidates begin a career with cooperatives. The process is simple. From the homepage, visitors can select “View Careers” to find available jobs at Hoosier Energy or one of our… Continue reading.
Little card, big savings
Being a member of a co-op has lots of advantages. One of them is getting special pricing and discounts with the Touchstone Energy membership benefit card. This card offers cooperative members more than 25,000 local and national deals on products and services. A list of discounts is available at our website, www.connections.coop. There are deals… Continue reading.